Ian Huntley 'livid in prison as fellow lags mock him with football chants'

Infamous child killer Ian Huntley has reportedly been left fuming as his fellow prisoners pick on him behind bars.

The murderer, who was jailed for killing best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire back in August 2002, has apparently been on the receiving end from inmates at HMP Frankland in County Durham.

It's claimed the 51-year-old is being taunted by fellow lags over his red Manchester United-style top being seized by wardens, with some chanting: "Huntley, Hubtley, where's your shirt?"

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Guards turned over his cells after it was revealed the twisted killer was wearing a shirt with the number 10 on the back - possibly a chilling reference to the age of the young girls he lured to his home and murdered, The Sun reports.

The disappearance of schoolgirls Holly andJessica in August 2002 saw more than 400 police officers descend on the sleepy Cambridgeshire town of Soham. Alongside volunteers, they worked around the clock in a bid to find the two 10-year-old missing bestmates.

The pair had vanished as they left a family barbecue to get some sweets from the leisure centre vending machine, but ended up being lured into the home of evil school caretaker Ian Huntley. He and his partner, Maxine Carr, spoke to the press about the schoolchildren and joined in with the desperate search. Only it transpired that Huntley was hiding a disturbing secret, that he was their callous murderer.

On August 20, Huntley was charged with two counts of murder and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment, with a minimum of 40 years behind bars. Huntley will not be considered for release until 2042 at the earliest.

Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were best friends and were wearing red Manchester United tops in the last-known picture of them, which was taken on the day they were killed.

Jail staff also reportedly took framed photos of Huntley and his ex-girlfriend Maxine Carr, 48, who gave him a bogus alibi after the murders in more than two decades ago.

Huntley, who is serving at least 40 years, is said to have been moved to a cell in the middle of a landing where he is more exposed to other inmates at high-security HMP Frankland.

A source told The Sun: “He’s no longer in a cell beside a guards’ office at the end of a corridor so inmates can now shout up at his window as they pass. They’ve given him merry hell since the story, yelling, ‘Huntley where’s your shirt?’ in football chant style.

"They’re shouting insults and calling him ‘sicko’ and stuff. They’ve also mocked him about losing the Carr pictures. Huntley’s livid. He’s been going up the wall.

“The story’s made the prison bosses realise that they have to treat him the same as everyone else and not give him special treatment. Other inmates think it’s about time that happened and are laughing at him.”

Huntley is serving his sentence in the Category A nick alongside terrorists and killers including ex-cop and rapist Wayne Couzens and Levi Bellfield.

The Mirror has contacted the Prison Service for comment.